Mnayi Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mnayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mnayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Mnayi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mnayi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Mnayi is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mnayi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mnayi is the 6,723,624th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mnayi live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is most common in: Kakamega County, where 80 percent reside and Uasin Gishu County, where 20 percent reside. Other than Kenya Mnayi occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 13 percent reside and South Africa, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mngayi9133/
Mnai8961/
Minnayi8310/
Mnaya80678/
Mënai8012/
Mnaji8010/
Mnaye809/
Mnhai807/
Mnoyi803/
Mnnai801/
Mnahy801/
Mnyia801/
Mnayo801/
Mneyi801/
Mnais801/
Mngai801/
Mennai73987/
Minnai73153/
Mngaya73115/
M'Ngai7388/
Mnayah7369/
Mngaji7327/
Mnayat734/
Minnay734/
Mnauye732/
Mngoyi732/
Memnai732/
Mnayaz731/
Mnajit731/
Mngayo731/
Mhnaji731/
Mennay731/
Mnauya731/
Mnhaji731/
Mngeyi731/
Mnnyie731/
Mneyie731/
Mnaa67502/
Mnayahe67452/
Mennaai67306/
Mney67173/
Mnau6727/
Minnaji6721/
Memnaye6719/
Mnaj6713/
Mnui6711/
Mnae679/
Mnye677/
Geemnai676/
Mnea675/
Mnei674/
Mnie674/
Mnuhaya674/
Minnaia673/
Minnaya673/
Mennaya672/
Mnoy671/
Mennaye671/
Mnuy671/
Minnaye671/
Mnoi671/
Mnaiaia671/
Mnaihyo671/
Mnoa671/
Mennyie671/
Mionnay671/
Minnais670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mnayi
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